[Breitbart] A California federal judge has awarded Hunter Biden $1.7 million in punitive damages in his defamation lawsuit against former Overstock.com CEO and Trump supporter Patrick Byrne.
U.S. District Judge Stephen Wilson had said at a hearing in January that Byrne would face punitive damages after “failing to defend himself” against the claims by the controversial son of former President Joe Biden, Courthouse News Service reported.
The defamation stems from a claim by Byrne that the younger Biden had sought an $800 million bribe from Iran sometime in 2021. Biden sued the former CEO for publicly making that allegation.
Specifically, Byrne’s repeatedly claimed the son that had sought the bribe from Iran in exchange for persuading his father, who was president at the time, to release $8 billion in frozen Iranian assets and ease pressure during nuclear negotiations.
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From AI:
To understand Hunter Biden's financial obligations, consider the following points:
-Tax Liabilities: Hunter Biden has faced significant tax debts to the IRS.
-Legal Fees: He owes money for legal representation related to various investigations.
-Business Ventures: Financial obligations may stem from failed business investments.
-Personal Loans: Reports indicate he has personal loans from private lenders.
-Child Support: He has ongoing financial responsibilities for child support payments.
-Creditors: Hunter may have debts to various creditors from past financial dealings
The people he owes money to saw the news as well and they'll be contacting him very soon.
[Just The News] Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a Democrat, repeated his call for a health update from Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.
"I publicly and privately urged the last administration to address the public’s concerns with the former president’s health. I’m calling on Sen. McConnell to do the same and provide voters an update on his own health," he wrote on X.
"Let’s end the crazy speculation. Just tell us what’s going on," he added.
Beshear wrote a letter to McConnell on Wednesday seeking more information about his health status.
McConnell has been hospitalized since June 14 for an undisclosed medical emergency.
[IsraelTimes] Brad Lander, a progressive Democrat who won a congressional primary in New York City last month, endorses anti-Israel Michigan candidate Abdul El-Sayed in his Democratic Senate primary.
Lander, who is Jewish, identifies as a Zionist but opposes US military aid to Israel and has accused the country of genocide. He is closely allied with anti-Israel New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and has campaigned with anti-Zionists.
El-Sayed has a history of hardline rhetoric against Israel and its supporters.
Asked this week by CNN whether one could be Zionist and progressive, El-Sayed said, “Every definition of a Jewish state ends up in some articulation of illiberal values, every single one.”
And asked whether support of Israel could be about something other than money, he said, “Not if you’re a Democrat and you believe in human rights.”
The progressive Nexus Project called that statement “a clear example of anti-Zionism crossing into antisemitism.”
He has equivocated between Israel and Hamas and refused to say whether he backs Israel’s right to exist. He has called his pro-Israel opponent, Haley Stevens, “a suit with a large AIPAC bank account,” a reference to the pro-Israel lobby backing her.
Lander says he and El-Sayed will be allies in Washington.
“Abdul and I will also be partners in resetting US foreign policy to achieve a just peace for Palestinians and Israelis, beginning by ending US military aid to Israel while it violates international law and Palestinian human rights,” Lander says.
In last month’s Democratic primary, Lander defeated a Jewish incumbent who was to his right on Israel, and is heavily favored to win the November election.
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It would be rational if the Jews did actually stop financially supporting the Dems who hate them but I doubt that will happen.
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Some of the wealthy who have generously endowed Universities have stopped doing so. It is one of the reasons (there are many more) for the financial problems of many universities.
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I would back a dog for office before I would a POS Muslim!
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